Category Archives: KUZZ News

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A juvenile who admitted to killing a 12-year-old boy in Lamont will spend four years behind bars. The Kern County District Attorney's office says Javier Armendariz will also ...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- The Bakersfield Police Department will conduct a DUI/Driver's License Checkpoint Friday, February 6, 2026. The checkpoint will operate between 6:30 p.m. Friday and 2 a.m. Sat...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- An 83-year-old Bakersfield man will not stand trial for allegedly shooting his wife to death after being found incompetent to stand trial. A judge has ruled Michael Wildrick ...

LAMONT, CA (KUZZ) -- A search continues for a man who sexually assaulted a girl near Lamont. The Kern County Sheriff's Office says the incident occurred December 8, 2025, in the area of Buena Vista Bo...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- The case has been delayed concerning a Visalia mother convicted of child endangerment in the hot-car death of her son in southwest Bakersfield. A judge told attorneys Tuesday...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- A preliminary hearing has been postponed until later this month for Anabell Correa, charged with two counts of murder after allegedly driving drunk in a crash that killed a m...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- Officials at California State University Bakersfield put the school on lockdown Monday following a threatof an active shooter on campus. Authorities say the anonymous call ca...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- Three people have been arrested following a stabbing at Hard Rock Casino Tejon. One person was wounded when a fight broke out early Sunday morning. Miguel Valladolid, 40, Jua...

EARLIMART, CA (KUZZ) -- A chain-reaction crash involving nearly 60 vehicles shuts down both directions of Highway 99 north of Bakersfield. It happened at around 8:15 a.m. Saturday near Earlimart after...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) -- Bakersfield Vice Mayor Manpreet Kaur has announced her campaign for California State Senate. Kaur says she plans to run against fellow Democrat Senator Melissa Hurtado of Bak...